Risk Mitigation Plan in Marketplace Software Testing

Almost a perfect product, and the least number of bugs. This is probably
the very aim of any marketplace platform owner. In this article, we’ll
discuss the risk mitigation process in marketplace software testing and why
it’s crucial to determine a certain risk priority that depends on feature
importance hierarchy.

To start with: the importance of risk mitigation planning in marketplace
software testing

Let us begin with the statement that each product has its own unique,
individual features and business logic. Before you dive into the testing
process, the primary to-do thing is to get acquainted with the general
purpose of the project. That’s why it’s crucial to gather requirements
beforehand. After all or most of the requirements are collected, your task
is to predict the possible risks that a marketplace app (or any other kind
of app) can face (bugs, crashes, unexpected workflow, etc.) and then
conduct a test plan for each problematic feature.

Let’s consider risk analysis in software testing with the example

The developer team you work with has received a request to build a
transaction, finance-related app.

You’ve got previous experience in testing the features, developed for
banking/finance-related app.

You’re already aware of the risks (sensitive data breach, inaccurate
calculations, broken transaction mechanism, etc.) that might emerge during
and after the development process of such app.

You create a guide (with the
positive and negative scenarios) of tests that should be done for each
specific feature/set of features. For instance, let’s take a look at
testing/validation of the authorization functionality. Is the authorization
process secured? What are the different methods to perform authorization?
Can this or that authorization way provoke any leakage risks?

In general, the risk mitigation plan in software testing can look like
this:

Discover project’s business logic

Create a list of risks, analyze them

Create and keep to the testing plan developed for each app’s
feature

Analyze the results, inform developers and the customer. Iterate the
process if needed

Benefits of risk-based testing

Thorough risk analysis can contribute to the product’s business logic
planning and its further successful functioning. This way, you can warn a
customer about the possible critical risks, their scale, at the same time
helping them to avoid lousy marketing campaign. The risk-based testing aim
is to release a risk-free product.

From how this or that feature is important we can determine risk priority. The next important thing to note.

Let’s consider another example. There’s a certain delivery service which
ships goods around the city. The organization has created an app to track the
delivery location and timeline. The product is fresh and obviously...
buggy. After you’ve tested the app’s functionality, you’ve found 2 major
bugs:

Which bug is a risk of more priority? The second one, and it’s obvious. The
very mission of the app is to track goods shipping. If any element of
delivery tracking functionality is unstable, unsafe or crashes - the app
has little to none future potential.

Determine bug and risk priorities

As a result, you have to construct a test plan for each problematic feature to identify and eliminate critical risks that threaten your target audience loss.

If the main feature doesn’t work as it's supposed to, the risk might get critical

Regression testing method

How does this method impact risk mitigation in software testing?
It might sound a little bit odd, but the creation of new features does not
always have a good impact on the app’s performance. You should always bear in
mind that the development of brand new functionality for your app might
influence the existing one. Thus, our task is to monitor the way the
features are getting implemented and what new risks the implementation
process might cause.

Summary

As you can see, risk mitigation in software testing is the fundamental part
of the marketplace platform development process. Risks prediction and
analysis can be a turning point for your marketplace platform app. It defines what real
dangers your product can come across and provokes finding a profound
solution for a certain issue. Feel free to contact us and receive a detailed risk prediction consultation from our QA and testing expert.